Many growers nurture their babies for many months, have great plants and then finally make the mistake of not catching the right harvest time. Here I will give some tips on how to get the best result.
First of all, it should be noted that yes, it is nature, so the tips can always provide only rough guide. Each variety is different and even within the strains there are usually different phenotypes. The exact harvest time must be determined by each individual, it also depends on the preferences of the grower. If the plant is ready for harvest, you can harvest immediately and have a stronger psychedelic effect, while cannabis plants that have been in flower longer have a stronger body effect.
In principle, you can of course follow the information of the seed banks and have a good reference point, but if you want to produce more than average weed, a close observation of the buds is indispensable to really catch the perfect harvest time.
For outdoor use in Central Europe, varieties with an early harvest time should be used. Often you can not wait for the optimal time due to weather conditions and must harvest earlier. Because better no 100% optimal weed than mold in the buds.
Indoorgrowers often make the mistake of letting their plants flower for too long. The flowering cycle of cannabis consists of pre-flowering, early flowering and full flowering. The perfect time to harvest is at the end of full flowering. This is because the plant starts to die afterwards. Although the buds still grow, the ingredients oxidize. In other words, greater quantity is clearly at the expense of quality. Nature can not be outwitted.
How can I recognize the end of full bloom? The close observation of the development of the flowers is essential, as already mentioned above. The best guide for the correct harvest time are the small resin drops on the buds. To be able to check these exactly, you should use a magnifying glass or better a microscope. The perfect maturity of the cannabis plant is reached when the resin drops change from clear to milky. If they are amber, the plant is overripe. This means that harvesting should be done when about 1/4 of the resin drops have changed from clear to amber.
If one has a microscope at hand, one can resort to yet another method of verification. Many of the resin drops have a "stalk". The right time to harvest is when the "resin balls" start to fall from the "stalks".
So, if you pay attention to a few things, regularly check the flowers of his girls and use common sense, nothing will stand in the way of an excellent harvest.
Hi, I signed up here now because I think the info is good.
My question:
Although it can be read everywhere how to tell that the gals are ripe for harvesting.
And in this connection also that you should water them (indor) about 7 days before only with water.
BUT: How do I determine when 7 days before is ???
This period is always explained only in retrospect. There one would need a time machine to be able to go back with established maturity - 7 days. 🙂
Please advise for this.
Greeting Gerd
Hola Gerd,
Thank you for your question.
The answer is not so easy, because it always depends on the preferences of the grower, when he finally harvests. As a rough guide, you can take that when the trichomes begin to discolor them increased about a week is still time to harvest. But this is only a rough guide.
With the next harvest you will be able to estimate it better and after a short time one does not worry about it any more.
I hope I could help you a little bit.
Keep it green
Juan
Hi, if I want to use my cannabis for medicinal purposes such as pain management when is the right time to harvest?
Many greetings
Haribo